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Antihero - This Is An Emergency
February 28, 2005
Industrial
Score
100
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2
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Red Sparowes - At the Soundless Dawn
February 22, 2005
Post-Rock
,
Post-Metal
Score
100
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3
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Opeth - Ghost Reveries
August 30, 2005
Progressive Metal
,
Progressive Death Metal
Score
100
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Music
Spotify
4
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Angels of Light - The Angels of Light Sing 'Other People'
March 21, 2005
Folk Rock
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Volcano! - Beautiful Seizure
October 25, 2005
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
March 1, 2005
Progressive Rock
,
Experimental Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Eels - Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
April 26, 2005
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
January 25, 2005
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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ANOHNI and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now
February 1, 2005
Chamber Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Chicks On Speed - Press The Spacebar
March 22, 2005
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Trembling Blue Stars - Bathed In Blue
February 0, 2005
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
12
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My Morning Jacket - Z
October 4, 2005
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Charlottefield - How Long Are You Staying
July 18, 2005
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Cephalic Carnage - Anomalies
March 15, 2005
Death Metal
,
Technical Death Metal
,
Deathgrind
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Air Formation - 57 Octaves Below EP
May 9, 2005
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
16
.
The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
August 23, 2005
Power Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Spitalfield - Stop Doing Bad Things
March 22, 2005
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
The Letters Organize - Dead Rhythm Machine
March 22, 2005
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Bruce Springsteen - Devils & Dust
April 26, 2005
Singer-Songwriter
,
Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
The Weird Weeds - Hold Me
March 14, 2005
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
21
.
Amusement Parks On Fire - Amusement Parks on Fire
May 31, 2005
Shoegaze
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
22
.
Coachwhips - Peanut Butter and Jelly Live at the Ginger Minge
January 25, 2005
Garage Punk
,
Noise Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
23
.
Kano - Home Sweet Home
June 27, 2005
Grime
,
UK Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
The Most Serene Republic - Underwater Cinematographer
July 12, 2005
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Six Organs of Admittance - School of the Flower
January 25, 2005
Psychedelic Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Drowned in Sound awarded albums throughout 2005.
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